When Tanzania’s internet went dark, Bitcoin bridged a family across the border
When Tanzania shut down the internet for five days during its October 29 election, Ndege Kereu’s mother was stranded with no cash and no way to reach her son, who was on the Kenyan side. Every attempt Kereu made to send her money through M-PESA or cross-border remittance apps was either too expensive or failed outright. The digital systems that support instant connectivity between families across borders had suddenly gone silent. Kereu eventually found a workaround. He turned to Bitcoin.
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When Tanzania’s internet went dark, Bitcoin bridged a family across the border
When Tanzania shut down the internet for five days during its October 29 election, Ndege Kereu’s mother was stranded with no cash and no way to reach her son, who was on the Kenyan side. Every attempt Kereu made to send her money through M-PESA or cross-border remittance apps was either too expensive or failed outright. The digital systems that support instant connectivity between families across borders had suddenly gone silent. Kereu eventually found a workaround. He turned to Bitcoin.
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